Hi fellow Buddhists or not, I think I'm new here, but maybe not, I'm 54 years old and work as a nurse for > 20 years, and feel the listening silent nature of meditation is the most direct path to realization - which is a never ending reality, and, my life is taking on a kind of past to present feel, in that karma feels more real now with each day, as with every experience to the point of making life very meaningful in all that happens, and doesn't. I can sit with anyone as a ear to listen, even sitting alone can still hear meaning in silence, so here I am. How are you? It's ok to say nothing, and still feel an answer, to be here. thanks